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Smells Like Teen Spirit

Why hide in a cloud of cologne when there are idiosyncratic and individual fragrances for men that can summon up the spirit of a squatters' firepit or an ivy-clad mansion?

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Rose Hoare

Updated Dec. 20, 2013 7:34 a.m. ET

WINTER CAN GIVE the impression that perfumes last longer, as the extra layers of clothing trap fragrance. And, according to perfumer Mark Buxton, cold, wet conditions allow us to smell perfume better. "It has something to do with the small particles of water in the air, which drives fragrance, brings it out more," he says.

Mr. Buxton, whose latest fragrance, Emotional Rescue, was launched in September, is the nose who created the first perfumes for Comme des Garçons and once made a "uni-faith"...